Please elaborate on your reasons rather than one liners like boredom, pay hike, own business/consultancy, co-worker problem
Ask HN: How do you decide on when to leave/switch job?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you decide on when to leave/switch job?
#2For me these have been the reasons in the past:
- New job offers me a significant improvement in my standard of living. Twice, it's been the offer to move to a different country. It gives me a chance to experience different places and have better living conditions.
- I stop learning or feel like I am not adding any more value to my role. I start feeling stagnant and worry about future.
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#3When I am bored with what I do.
Let me explain a bit more. Currently I work in php but I feel that what I do is not a challenge anymore. I've been doing php for 8 years now and I get the same problems over and over. I want to switch to something that challenges me.
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#4Not learning anymore. The previous job I was at was a rather boring one after a few months.
The company had already encountered most of the customizations clients requested and most of the new projects ended up being solely copy-paste work from older projects. This meant writing no new code but just applying older patch files and tweaking some config like the header and footer of the website.
Since I was not learning anything new anymore at this job it felt like a drag going to work.
I started interviewing for some other companies and one thing I wanted to be sure of was to have a job where I would actually write code instead of tweaking some config files all day long.
I have enjoyed every day at work since I decided to leave that company.
Re: Ask HN: How do you decide on when to leave/switch job?
#51) When I dont allowed to contribute in innovation or my inputs are being ignore by Manager/Leaders.
2) People leave managers not companies
Re: Ask HN: How do you decide on when to leave/switch job?
#6Best thing I have on this is a quote from Steve Jobs : "When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.""
Re: Ask HN: How do you decide on when to leave/switch job?
#7When office politics become more important then the product and the customer.
If somebody comes in, lifts his leg to mark territory, you know the territory has just become worthless and its time to move on.
Re: Ask HN: How do you decide on when to leave/switch job?
#8You have listed the most common reasons in your question (pay hike being the number one reason why people switch jobs and it's a correct reason).
I would add another possible reason. If you get an option to go work to a different country and the company will take care of your visa and offer you attractive relocation package. I think it can often be worth it to gain some international experience. You can always come back in few years.
Re: Ask HN: How do you decide on when to leave/switch job?
#9It's when I feel like I'm standing still. If I don't see how I can progress or improve myself then I have nothing left to gain there.
Re: Ask HN: How do you decide on when to leave/switch job?
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